Social enterprise boutique ready to open

A Place for Grace co-founders Robin Nash, front left, and Mary Vivo, ftont right, along with Mayor Karen Weitkunat, center, cut the ribbon in front of A Place for Grace on Wednesday.
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A social enterprise boutique is ready to open in Midtown Fort Collins after months of preparation.

A Place for Grace, founded by Robin Nash and Mary Vivo, will host a grand opening from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday. The boutique will feature the wares of local artisans and collectors and will enroll low-income women in a job training and placement program.

The store, 2700 College Ave., will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, closing Sundays to “honor our employees ... and treat them with dignity and respect,” Nash said.

The job training program is scheduled to begin Oct. 6. A Place for Grace staff members are taking participant recommendations from local nonprofits and self-sufficiency programs.

Mayor Karen Weitkunat, who assisted in a ribbon-cutting for the store Wednesday, said A Place for Grace is “a wonderful success story” that will help all women.

“This is one of the best parts about being mayor,” she said. “Fort Collins is not only the best place to live, work and play, but to reinvent yourself ... I truly commend you on the concept you have here.”

Learn more at gracieboutique.org.

Sarah Jane Kyle is the Coloradoan reporter covering volunteerism, nonprofits and philanthropy. Follow her on Twitter @sarahjanekyle or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/reportersarahjane.